Display-rack.



D. F. DEXTER.

DISPLAY RACK. APPLICATION FILED AuG.23, 191e.

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Patented Aug. 28

DAVID F. DEXTER, OF CANTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2E, 191'?.

Application filed August 23, 1916. Serial No. 116,521.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID F. DEXTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Lincoln and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to display racks and more particularly to pencil display racks and has for one of its objects to provide a rack of this class composed of one piece of metal.

Another object is to provide novel and improved means for holding the pencils, and also means for preventing their falling from the rack in case it is overturned.

A still further object is to provide a novel means for holding and displaying the price cards of the pencils in the rack and other advertisingI matter.

Other objects and advantages such as durability7 cheapness in manufacture and the general improvement of thc art will be brought out in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of my device,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the weighted base of my device, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line iw-i of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings my rack comprises a casing composed of a single piece of metal so cut and bent as to form a back 1, sides 2, top 3, and bottom 4.

The sides 2 have their forward edges bent upon themselves to form a rounded edge 5 and are then pent adjacent their edge on an angle forming a safety flange 6.

The top 3 of the casing is bent upward at its front edge forming an advertising space T and the ends of the space 7 are bent back at 8 to form a finished appearance.

The bottom 4; of the casing is flat and has a weighted base 9 secured thereto by any desired means to prevent the rack from being accidentally overturned.

The back of the casing has four rows of T shaped lugs 10 cut therefrom and adapted to hold the pencils being displayed. Each row of the lugs 10 is in staggered relation to the adjacent row but each alternating row is on the same horizontal line.

Each lug 10 comprises a shank 11 which curves outwardly and upwardly from the back to extend in a vertical direction, the lower portion of the shank gradually increasing in width from the beginning of the vertical portion, throughout its curved portion and attaining the maximum width at its point of union with the back, as shown at 12, to give strength and prevent sagging when weighted with pencils. The lugs are substantially T shaped and have the ends of their horizontal portions 13 bent upon themselves in spaced relation to form flanges 1a for holding price tags or advertising matter. The top of each lug extends to the bottom of the one above it so that the maximum number of pencils may be displayed.

It will be noted that the top, sides and bottom of the casing extend outwardly beyond the lugs 10 to prevent shifting of the pencils and to prevent the lugs from being damaged in case the rack is upset.

After the rack has been assembled a piece of any desired material 15 may be secured to the back to cover the apertures from. which the lugs 10 have been cut.

It will be apparent from the above description that I have produced a device of great utility and durability at a very low cost also that by the arrangement of my lugs in staggered relation I have produced a rack that will hold a maximum number of pencils in a minimum of space.

I-Iaving thus described my invention what I claim is:

A display rack comprising a bottom, a back, side and top walls formed from a single sheet of material, and a plurality of T shaped lugs stamped from said back and extending horizontally therefrom and curving upwardly to extend in a vertical direction, the lower portion of each lug being gradually increased in width from the beginning of its vertical portion throughout its curved portion and attaining the maximum width at its point of union with said back, said lugs being arranged in horizontal pairs and in vertically staggered relation, the top of each lug extending to the bottom of the one next above it, said top, sides and bottom extending outwardly beyond said lugs.

In testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature.

DAVID F. DEXTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

